Attachment for gas ranges



Dec. 25, 1923.

M. W. LONGFELLOW ATTACHMENT FOR GAS RANGES Filed June 8; 1921' Patented wee, iii

MARTIN W. LONGFELLOW, 0F BALTIMORE, MYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE BALTI- MORE GAS APPLIANCE & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MARY- 1 A il ATTACHMENT FOR GAS RANGES.

/ Application filed June 8,

now, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Attachments for Gas Ranges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an attachment for protecting finished surfaces ofgasranges.

In that type of gas range which is pro vided with one or more ovens, and an open cooking space contiguous thereto, it has been found that in the course of time the walls surrounding and extending above said open cooking s ace, become more or less stained and disco ored, thereby giving them an unsightly appearance. It is a common practice moved, due to the fact that the stains which material to such a depth as to "cooking space, so that the said exposed surfaces will not become stained or discolored by contact with the steam and fumes given ed while the cooking space .is in use. A further object is to provide a supplemental protecting wall, so mounted that it may be positioned to cover the outer face of either of two intersecting main walls, said supplemental wall having one surface to be exposed while the cooking space is in use, and another surface to be exposed when said space is not in use.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a standard type of gas range with the invention applied thereto.v Figure 2 is a detail horizontal sectional view. Figure 3 is a detail view illustrating the supplemental protector wall.

,Referring to the drawing, 10 designates the base of a gas range, sustained by legs or 1921. Serial no. 475,962.

standards 11, andsupporting the superposed broiling and baking ovens 12 and 13, and a lateral or side extension 14, the latter providing an open cooking space. In the form of range illustrated, WhlCll is of standard construction, two intersecting walls 15 and 16 are provided, contiguous to and above the open cooking space. The wall 15 serves as one end wall of the oven 13, and the wall 16 is a continuation of the back wall of the range. The features thus described are all old and form no part of the invention. The outer surface of the wall 15 may be coated with enamel, or with any other desired finish. The front surface of the wall 16 need not be provided with a high finish, such as would be desired if it were to be normally exposed to view.

The supplemental protector wall 17, consists of a plate of sheetmetal, provided at one end with hinge lugs 18, which enga suitable openings 19, formed in the frame of the gas range contiguous to the intersection of the walls 15 and 16. Said supplemental wall is preferably of a size coextensive with the dimensions of the front surface of the wall 16, and is normally held in position over the front surface of the said wall 16, by means of a spring catch 20. The outer surface of the supplemental protector wall 17 is provided with the same finish as the surface of thewall 15. The inner surface ofthe said supplemental wall 17, is provided with the same finish as that of the front surface of the wall 16.

In practice, when the range is not in use, the supplemental protector wall 17 is in its normal position,-covering the wall 16, being,

held in said position by the catch 20. Thus the exposed surfaces of the wall 15 and of the supplemental wall 17 are the same, and the range has the normal appearance of a standard range. When it is desired to use the open cooking space 14, the su plemental wall 17 is swun over to cover t e wall 15, exposing the wa l 16, and the inner surface of the supplemental wall 17. These surf of course are exposed to the action of the fumes and steam developed while the range is in use for cooking purposes, but may e readily cleaned in any desired manner, to remove surface accumulations. It makes no difference, however, if these surfaces are permanently stained or discolored, because when the space It is no longer desired for lid ltd

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cooking'purposes, the supplemental wall 17 is swung back to its normal position over the wall 16, thereby hiding the discolored surfaces and leaving the highly-finished unstained surfaces exposed to view.

lhe advantages of the invention will be readily apparent. llt will be particularly noted that when the supplemental wall 17 is swung over to cover the wall 15, the surface mental wall is of a type that it may he easily applied to any standard range alreadyin use, and does not require any change in the structure of the range. vantage is that the supplemental protector wall may be easily removed for cleaning and scouringyand then put back in place with practically no trouble.

Having thus explained the nature of the An important adinmate invention and described an operative mannerof constructing and using the same, although without attempting toset forth all of the forms in Whichit may be made, or-all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is The combination with a gas range having a cooking space and intersecting walls contiguous thereto having exposed surfaces of difi'erent finish, of a supplemental protector wall mounted to swing over said cooking space to selectively cover the outer face of either of the first mentioned walls, said protector wall having one surface provided with a finish corresponding to that of one of the first mentioned walls and the other surface of the protector wall having a finish corresponding to that of the other intersecting wall, and means for maintaining said supplemental wall in a normal position covering one of said intersecting .walls, whereby the exposed surface of said supplemental wall and the other intersecting .wall

are provided with the'same finish.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand. v

MARTIN W. LONGFELLOW. 

